Planned Parenthood Fight Holding Up Budget Deal
GOP guys don't want to subsidize Pap smears
By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff
Posted Apr 8, 2011 2:02 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A battle over Planned Parenthood funding has emerged as one of the major sticking points in stalled federal budget talks that could shut down the government, reports the Huffington Post. Specifically, Republicans are refusing to approve money to subsidize Pap smears, which help detect cervical cancer, according to sources. Ironically, all of the principal negotiators in the talks over the issue are men. House Speaker John Boehner said late last night that the party would not approve a budget if any money went to Planned Parenthood through Title X.
The issue is one of the numerous budget riders restricting federal spending that are hanging up talks. Others involve environmental issues like mountaintop mining.The fights are viewed as "culture war" battles between the two parties hidden in the guise of saving money. "The riders that have nothing to do with deficit reduction have sort of taken over Boehner and the Republican Party," said New York Sen. Charles Schumer. "Unless they back off those riders, it's going to be impossible pretty much to avoid a shutdown."
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New York Sen. Charles Schumer (at the podium) has accused the Republican of holding up budget talks over issues that have more to do with culture wars than cost savings. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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